Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Sunday, March 1, 1925

Sunday, March 1, 1925
Snow

We all went to Sunday school but I got too sleepy to stay for church. Went out to Mama’s for dinner and to see Mable and Winifred. Harry had left Memphis for the Mardi Gras and Florida. Thinks he will get into something else besides printing. We’ll see. He never did anything else but newspaper work. We played bridge and learned more from Mable than from Collins all winter They came over after we got home and played till 11.

(Harry is one of Ruth's brothers. She is the youngest in the family. Mable is Harry's wife and Winifred is their daughter (I think). All of Ruth's brothers were printers. Collins are the neighbors across the street.

Sitting around playing cards, talking and learning stuff (gossip?), some things never change. Seems like bridge and catching up on news and events go hand in hand. I know my mom learns a lot about what's going on in her neighborhood and amongst her friends when she plays bridge once a month with her bridge club!)